D’var Torah – Metzora – Passover – Nisan
Every year at the Passover seder, Jews around the world are re-telling their story by declaring: ha lahma anya, and “All who are hungry, come and eat!” It is a beautiful gesture that expresses one of the core values of this holiday: everyone deserves to celebrate being free at Passover.
D’var Torah – Tazriah – Total eclipse of the heart
This week choosing my words has an extra importance since the main theme of the Torah portion is about the power of our speech and the consequences following it.
D’var Torah – Shemini: Rise to the top!
This week’s Torah portion is Shemini, it is the end of the course for Aaron to become a priest. Some of our sages think that Aaron wasn’t feeling worthy of his new title, after all he was the one who helped his group to make the biggest sin by building the Golden Calf. How could he be standing in front of them expecting them to look up to him as a spiritual leader who could help them atone for their sins when he himself sinned. Moses his “Commander”, called him up on the “little mountain” saying:
D’var Torah – Purim – The book of Vayikra
The text appears different than the usual format of “and G-d told Moshe… now G-d calls on him”. Since this is a new book, it only deserves to have a new beginning, a new start.